Methamphetamine poses a low drug threat to Connecticut.
Of the 47 law enforcement respondents to the NDTS 2002 in Connecticut,
27 reported that methamphetamine was a low threat in their
jurisdictions, 18 did not provide a response, one reported that
methamphetamine was a medium threat, and one reported that
methamphetamine was a high threat. Amphetamine-related admissions to
publicly funded facilities in Connecticut remained low but increased
from 32 in 1999 to 128 in 2001, according to TEDS. (Nationwide,
methamphetamine-related admissions account for 95 percent of the
amphetamine-related admissions reported to TEDS.) (See Table 1 in Heroin section.) According to
the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, there were no
methamphetamine-related deaths in the state in 2002. FDSS data indicate
that there were no methamphetamine seizures in Connecticut in 2002.
Further, USSC data indicate that there were no methamphetamine-related
federal sentences in Connecticut in FY2001. (See Table 2 in Heroin section.) Pricing data
for methamphetamine in Connecticut is unavailable, according to the DEA
Boston Division.

According to federal, state, and local law enforcement
officials, methamphetamine laboratory seizures are rare in
Connecticut--only two methamphetamine laboratory seizures have been
reported since 1997. Both laboratories were nonoperational at the time
of seizure.

Caucasian local independent dealers are the primary
transporters and distributors of the limited amount of methamphetamine
that is available in Connecticut. These dealers transport the drug from
California and southwestern states, typically via package delivery
services. Methamphetamine distribution in Connecticut usually occurs at
raves or techno parties, private homes, and bars.